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TSN Player of the Year

Discontinued after 1991:

Year

American League

Team

Position

Career

1991

Cal Ripken Jr.

Bal

SS

2

1990

Cecil Fielder

Det

1B

1

1989

Ruben Sierra

Tex

OF

1

1988

Jose Canseco

Oak

OF

1

1987

George Bell

Tor

OF

1

1986

Don Mattingly

NY

1B

3

1985

Don Mattingly

NY

1B

2

1984

Don Mattingly

NY

1B

1

1983

Cal Ripken Jr.

Bal

SS

1

1982

Robin Yount

Mil

SS

1

1981

Tony Armas

Oak

OF

1

1980

George Brett

KC

3B

1

1979

Don Baylor

Cal

OF

1

1978

Jim Rice

Bos

OF

1

1977

Rod Carew

Min

1B

1

1976

Thurman Munson

NY

C

1

1975

Fred Lynn

Bos

OF

1

1974

Jeff Burroughs

Tex

OF

1

1973

Reggie Jackson

Oak

OF

1

1972

Dick Allen

Chi

1B

1

1971

Tony Oliva

Min

OF

2

1970

Harmon Killebrew

Min

3B

2

1969

Harmon Killebrew

Min

3B

1

1968

Ken Harrelson

Bos

OF

1

1967

Carl Yastrzemski

Bos

OF

1

1966

Frank Robinson

Bal

OF

2

1965

Tony Oliva

Min

OF

1

1964

Brooks Robinson

Bal

3B

1

1963

Al Kaline

Det

OF

2

1962

Mickey Mantle

NY

OF

2

1961

Roger Maris

NY

OF

2

1960

Roger Maris

NY

OF

1

1959

Nellie Fox

Chi

2B

1

1958

Jackie Jensen

Bos

OF

1

1957

Ted Williams

Bos

OF

2

1956

Mickey Mantle

NY

OF

1

1955

Al Kaline

Det

OF

1

1954

Bobby Avila

Cle

2B

1

1953

Al Rosen

Cle

3B

1

1952

Luke Easter

Cle

1B

1

1951

Ferris Fain

Phi

1B

1

1950

Phil Rizzuto

NY

SS

1

1949

Ted Williams

Bos

OF

1

1948

Lou Boudreau

Cle

SS

1

1947

No selection

1946

No selection

1945

Eddie Mayo

Det

2B

1

1944

Bobby Doerr

Bos

2B

1

Year

National League

Team

Position

Career

1991

Barry Bonds

Pit

OF

2

1990

Barry Bonds

Pit

OF

1

1989

Kevin Mitchell

SF

OF

1

1988

Andy VanSlyke

Pit

OF

1

1987

Andre Dawson

Chi

OF

2

1986

Mike Schmidt

Phi

3B

2

1985

Willie McGee

StL

OF

1

1984

Ryne Sandberg

Chi

2B

1

1983

Dale Murphy

Atl

OF

2

1982

Dale Murphy

Atl

OF

1

1981

Andre Dawson

Mon

OF

1

1980

Mike Schmidt

Phi

3B

1

1979

Keith Hernandez

StL

1B

1

1978

Dave Parker

Pit

OF

1

1977

George Foster

Cin

OF

2

1976

George Foster

Cin

OF

1

1975

Joe Morgan

Cin

2B

1

1974

Lou Brock

StL

OF

1

1973

Bobby Bonds

SF

OF

1

1972

Billy Williams

Chi

OF

1

1971

Joe Torre

StL

3B

1

1970

Johnny Bench

Cin

C

1

1969

Willie McCovey

SF

1B

1

1968

Pete Rose

Cin

OF

1

1967

Orlando Cepeda

StL

1B

1

1966

Roberto Clemente

Pit

OF

1

1965

Willie Mays

SF

OF

2

1964

Ken Boyer

StL

3B

1

1963

Hank Aaron

Mil

OF

2

1962

Maury Wills

LA

SS

1

1961

Frank Robinson

Cin

OF

1

1960

Dick Groat

Pit

OF

1

1959

Ernie Banks

Chi

SS

2

1958

Ernie Banks

Chi

SS

1

1957

Stan Musial

StL

1B

3

1956

Hank Aaron

Mil

OF

1

1955

Duke Snider

Bro

OF

1

1954

Willie Mays

NY

OF

1

1953

Roy Campanella

Bro

C

1

1952

Hank Sauer

Chi

OF

1

1951

Stan Musial

StL

OF

2

1950

Ralph Kiner

Pit

OF

1

1949

Enos Slaughter

StL

OF

1

1948

Stan Musial

StL

OF

1

1947

No selection

1946

No selection

1945

Tommy Holmes

Bos

OF

1

1944

Marty Marion

StL

SS

1